Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusVolatinia
- SpeciesVolatinia jacarina (Blue-black Grassquit)
The blue-black grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, every mainland South American country, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in Grenada. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-black Grassquit in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grassquit sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grassquit in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grassquit in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.